Adjustable support for buildings or the like



R. W. AKINS ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT FOR BUILDINGS OR THE LIKE Nov. 2:3;1939. I

Filed Aug. 11, 1939 ATTORNEYS p..... ..1 Nov.28,19 39 g 2,181,163

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sul'Tl nzlrn B I g I. n w. Akim, Akron, Ohio I ApplicationAugnst 11,1939, Serial No. 289,609 ict 254-1 1 This invention relates primarily tojadiustable III which provide seats for the main casing as posts orsupports such ,as'maybeused for. permit: will .be described. nently shoring up floors'in buildings,- Itsadvan 0n thescrew 6 is located the nut II which is tages and objects are to provide 'a device of this a; heavy. casting having an outer central rib to type which will be sturdy and will accqmnigdatggi'orm a seat I! corresponding-to the seats Ill. 5 itself to angular variations between the planes) The central portion or main bodyisformed by of two fioor levels. It is also an object to provide a heavy pipe l5 which seats over the central a device of this nature which is very flexible, as projections on the base and cap and rests upon it may be built up of several separable units to the shoulders and I2. This pipe may be 10 any desired height and can be reversed in'posimade in standard lengths and may be supple- 10 tion to accommodate situations where the lifting mented by additional lengths such as shown at force may be applied either at'the top or bottom It in Fig. 2 and a splicing piece or connector of the unit. l8 provided with a narrow rib l9 which forms It also has the advantage of simplicity, ease seats for the sections l5 and It. By providing 15 of assembly and inexpensiveness. These and a standard length which'will accommodate it- 15 other objects and advantages will be found in the self to the minimum height of ceilings, and short device, it being understood that exact conformsections of varying lengths with appropriate ity with the details shown and described is not number of splicing units, it is easy to make the essential for the accomplishment of the pursupport of any length which may be required. poses of the invention. By building the central portion to the approxi- 20 In the drawing in which the preferred form mate height before starting the screw, the operof the invention is shown: ator will reduce the length of screw which must Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through be exposed in any installation. the device showing it with the lifting element at It will be observed by a comparison of Figs. the top of the support; 1 and 2 that as the parts are all separable the 25 Figure 2 is a similar view showing the lifting lifting member may be located either at the top element at the base of the support and the means or bottom of the unit so that while ordinarily by 'which the effective length of the device may it will be at the bottom, as in Fig. 2, when, for be extended by the addition of units in the cenexample, the base must be set in a depression in tral portion. H the floor or in water, or conditions are such that 30 The device comprises a base member i and a the 'operatorcannot have convenient access to cap member 2, the former having a greater area the head i at the base of the unit, it may be to support the load.- The surface of the cap reversed as shown in Fig. 1, and the force applied member is provided with a series of projections at the top of the unit,

3 so that it will afford a better grip on the floor While the invention may have other uses; it is 35 to be supported. In the upper side of the base prim ri y n n as 8| P m n fixture used v member and the lower face of the cap member to lift and support sagging floors or ceilings.

are provided the substantially hemispherical A powerful lifting force may be applied through sockets 5, which, in conjunction with the lifting the. device and due to its flexibility it will act 40 member, accommodate the device to angular vaas a firm support in the case of sloping floors 40 riations between the floor and the ceiling. such as often found in basements of buildings.

The lifting element consists of a heavy screw The fact that the parts are separable and in- 6 the end of which is provided with a head a terchangeable throughout makes it easy to rehaving a rounded knob or projection 8 seating Ver e h vi and to build it p 1. he r in the socket 5 in either the base or cap. The quired lengths for all types and conditions of 45 knob is somewhat longer than the depth of the use. The curved seats 5' may be transferred to socket and is provided with side clearance so that the screw head by forming rounded knobs on the axis of the screw may vary considerably from the base and cap, but I prefer the arrangementthe perpendicular line of either the base or the shown here as it is stronger and more efleccap and still provide a secure support which will tive. 50 not buckle or collapse when out of vertical align- What is claimed is: ment under the extremely heavy loads to which 1. A support for the purposes set forth comthe device is subjected. The head I has openings prising a plurality of separable members includ- 9 which receive a bar or lever to turn the screw. ing a base member and a cap member each hav The cap and base are provided with projections ing a curved seat, a screw having a' complemen- 55 tary head adapted to rest on either seat and having suflicient clearance to permit angular variation o! the screw axis with respect to the cap or base, a nut on the screw, external seats on the nut and on the cap and base, and a tubular central portion to lit the seat on the nut and the seats on the cap or base selectively.

2. A support for the purposes set forth comprising a plurality of separable members including a base member and a cap member each having a curved seat, a screw having a complementary head adapted to rest on either seat and having suflicient clearance to permit angular-variation of the screw axis with respect to the cap or base. a nut on the screw, external seats on the nut and on the cap and base, and a tubular central portion to fit the seat on the nut the tubular central portion being compos d o! a plurality of separable units and interme ate splicing members whereby the effective length or the device may be varied.

, ROY W. AKINS.

and the seats on the cap or base selectgely, 

